1. Rethinking anthropology -- 2. Jinghpaw kinship terminolgy -- 3. The structural implications of matrilateral cross-cousin marriage -- 4. Polyandry, inheritance and the definition of marriage: with particular reference to Sinhalese customary law -- 5. Aspects of bridewealth and marriage stability among the Kachin and Lakher -- 6. Two essays concerning the symbolic representation of time